A farmer in B.C.’s far north has successfully grown nearly 200 bananas in his greenhouse, just south of the B.C.-Yukon border. Read the article at CBC.ca.…
What is Organic Week? A growing number of individual events showcasing the benefits of organic agriculture and its positive impact on the environment. Organic represents a vibrant alternative food…
They Tyee posted this article on the importance of community gardens. Read it at this link: https://thetyee.ca/News/2022/08/03/Urban-Farms-Community-Gardens-Vancouver/…
Stephanie Jacobs spends her Saturdays knee-high in soil and manure, planting medicinal herbs in a quarter-acre plot that used to be the car park of a racetrack. This is the ……
How will climate change affect food and food security in NL? What challenges and opportunities exist for local food production in NL, in the face of a changing climate, both ……
Food First NL is hiring for four part-time Regional Food Animators, located in Labrador, Western/Northern Peninsula, Central, and Eastern Rural. The Regional Food Animators will inspire…
Even though food is not taxed, the HST is applied to seeds, plants, soil and garden equipment used for growing food. Should our federal government be making it more ……
Food Producers Forum is a two-year old non-profit society focused on food security, food distribution and food justice in Newfoundland and Labrador. In that time, our group has launched…
CBC recently published these articles on the rising costs of food, and what folks are having to do to deal with it. Rising food prices forcing some Canadians to cut ……
CBC recently posted this guest column from Chris Bruce, a farmer in western Newfoundland. I’m a young, passionate farmer, and it seems the system is designed for me to fail…
